France conquered Ottoman territory under Mahmud's reign. Which area?
Egypt
Algeria
Tunisia
Morocco
Answer
Algeria was conquered by France in 1830, during the reign of Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II. The French invasion began on 5 July when a fleet carrying 37,000 soldiers landed at Sidi Ferruch, near Algiers, as a response to the Dey's attack on the French consul in 1827. Algiers fell on 5 July, and the conquest of Algeria was completed by 1847.
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